I think I will be able to understand an atheist / agnostic sponsor better. Many of the steps use the word god. But an atheist / agnostic who has succeeded in the program will know how to get through those steps in a way that would make sense to me.
I've been told to substitute the word god for "Group of Drunks" .. to make A.A itself my higher power, but even that doesn't make sense to me when it comes to certain steps.
Thank you for the response.